I think hip hop does play a role in setting expectations for children. It helps illustrate social templates that kids want to follow. Environment and racism and poverty, yes all of that too, but it's worth mentioning that hip hop is very influential to growing people . Maybe more than any other music genre (aside from country) it teaches as well as entertains. It teaches people how to talk, how to dress, how to think.

does it really?

or is it a reflection of the constant youthfulness of the culture?

its still very much influenced by inner city trends rather than the other way around

Those trends would remain niche without hip hop to get it out to the masses.

My girl is a teacher, working with kids all day. Hip Hop absolutely teaches them how to talk, how to dress, how to think, and in a lot of cases what to think about topics/situations.

when i was in the 4th grade, there was a dance called the doodoo brown, its pretty much what they called twerking in 93 or whatever year that was. little girls were doing this dance during recess. they would never dare do that sh*t in front of our parents cause they would tear our asses up. this was like 20 years ago

fast forward to last year, me and my brothers were looking at our window and these hoodrat mommas were encouraging there daughters, had to be like 7 or 8 years old to "twerk", we was like damn everyone in that parking lost at life already.

what happen between then and now ? i grew up around Brothas, and these Brothas is different.

I never understood how doodoo brown was allowed to be cool, come nuh man doo do brown?

here on the islands my answer (in relation to dancehall) would be yes yes and definitely yes but not only the kids but the young adults too plenty of anecdotal evidence as proof, it is scary how young the mtv generation is/kids stop watching cartoons /shows. but as regards the OP im sitting back in the cut reading and thanking, thanking and reading.

Yes . Children and adults try to emulate the image and lifestyle. Growing up in the southern suburbs of EAST ST LOUIS , The message of hip-hop music was liberation and confidence. Hip-hop shaped politics and gave a positive image of our people , but that was 1979/1980.

My love affair with hip-hop ended after years of disappointment with messages of violence, misogyny, materialism and hostile sexual stereotyping. I will never purchase the current rap for my little daughter .

We listen to old school rap on occasion , but my baby likes MJ and One Direction . I enjoy old school rap like Snoop in private mommy time. We need better images and lyrics for our teens . Children should never be exposed to hard core rap in my op . Many young kids can sing the lyrics to rap artist , but fail Kindergarten . I think many young parents expose children to adult content and think it's cute and ok . My parents would never allow kids to sit in the same room during Adult entertainment times . We as Parents are responsible for our children , not the rappers if we allow our kids to listen to that mess . JMO

The difference is that back then there was balance and some substance. You may have a song repping thug life and then another about something positive. There was diversity. There was the Fugees, and then there was Bone Thugs N Harmony. On top of that, there were social films/movies that hilighted good rap and other issues. Rappers back in the day, made sure in their songs that people never forgot where they "came from".

Even rappers like Kanye, who DID put out quality music in the beginning sharply declined around the later 2000s.

Rappers now have VERY little substance and have evolved into coons. All they talk about is eating pu$$y, getting pu$$y, money, or what they have. They completely disrespect the old heads that paved the way for them. I heard Missy and Timbaland talking about this at one point. They NEVER disrespected the artists that paved the way for them, nowadays if you haven't made a hit in 5 years all prior accomplishments and music means nothing. These new rappers have never lived the lifestyles that they speak and most are unoriginal. They copy each other's style of rap so much to the extent where they all sound the same. They are actors, literal performers and have no type of connection or understanding of the communities that support their songs.

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